School-Based Mental Health Training

The role of a school-based mental health provider is complex, nuanced, and multifaceted. And as more schools deliver on the urgent need for mental health services for students, clinicians are finding themselves in a new role where the culture, expectations, and delivery of services are unlike any other setting.

If you work with kids or adolescents in a school, community, or in-home setting, you don’t want to miss these compelling trainings.

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School-Based Mental Health: Best Practices and Evidence-Based Interventions for Successful Treatment in Complex Setting
School-Based Mental Health
Digital Seminar
School-Based Mental Health: Best Practices and Evidence-Based Interventions for Successful Treatment in Complex Setting

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Free School-Based Resources

PESI's blog and resource library include expert-authored content to support kids and adolescents in a school, community, or in-home setting.

Why This Training Matters

The school is unlike any other clinical setting—are you prepared?

Schools are increasingly on the front lines of the youth mental health crisis. As districts expand access to mental health services, clinicians are stepping into roles where the culture, expectations, and delivery of care demand an entirely different skill set than traditional office-based practice.

You're navigating FERPA and HIPAA simultaneously. You're maintaining confidentiality in hallways, classrooms, and crowded IEP meetings. You're building alliances with teachers, principals, and parents who may not fully understand or trust your role.

The evidence-based interventions that work in a private practice don't always translate directly to a school setting. And the stakes are high: the students you serve are often experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and family instability with very few other safety nets.

This training gives you a practical, school-specific roadmap, from defining your role and earning staff buy-in, to delivering evidence-based interventions that actually work in this complex, public environment.

Who Should Attend

Built for Every Professional Who Serves Students

Whether you work directly in schools or serve children and families in community or in-home settings, this training will sharpen your clinical edge.

  School Counselors & Social Workers

  School Psychologists

  Counselors & Psychologists

  In-Home Mental Health Providers

  Marriage & Family Therapists

  Teachers & School Administrators

  Speech-Language Pathologists

  Occupational Therapists & OTAs